The former “Indy” publisher and retired UCSB assistant vice chancellor pens a soul-
searching memoir called “El Salvador: Blood on All Our Hands.”
The supervisor’s eight-point plan was implemented after the tragic death of Santa Barbara City College student Benjamin “Benny” Schurmer, who fell from atop the 40-foot bluffs in September 2023.
The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission hears multiple angles on Caruso’s proposal to add affordable employee housing and luxury boutiques and apartments to his Montecito resort.